Leadership

Executive Management

Lance Merker

President & CEO

Lance has been president and CEO of OmniUpdate since 2001. He played a key role in
the corporate reorganization of Mainstay, now OmniUpdate, by repositioning the company's
product portfolio from desktop software to web content management system (CMS) solutions. It's
his passion and his leadership power that has made OmniUpdate the market leader it
is today. When Lance isn't leading the top higher education CMS family, he enjoys
spearfishing and eating seafood—lobster is his favorite!

Yves Lempereur

Chief Product Architect

Yves has held a primary development role at OmniUpdate since 2001. Between 1982 and
2001, he played a leadership role in the technical development of many successful
Mainstay products. He invented the BinHex4 (hqx) protocol for the Macintosh in 1985.
An Internet visionary, Yves helped to create several breakthrough products and continues
to guide OmniUpdate's technological advancements. He holds his BS in Electrical Engineering
from I.S.I.E.M. in Belgium.

Craig Weaver

Chief Financial Officer

Craig has been Chief Financial Officer for OmniUpdate since 2001. For over 25 years
he has provided expertise in accounting and taxation to numerous public and private
companies, including working with numerous dot-com pre-IPOs for the Internet Technology
Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He currently is a member of the Executive Committee
and the Tax Practice Leader at Squar Milner.He lectures at the University of California, Irvine and Riverside on the topics of
financial accounting, managerial accounting, and corporate taxation.Craig is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds his MBA from the University
of California, Riverside.

Owen Savage

Vice President of Strategy

Owen joined the OmniUpdate team in January 2016 and is responsible for developing
and implementing the company’s overall strategy. Owen brings more than 20 years of
corporate strategy experience with major companies such as Disney, Hilton, and Sodexo.
He has led high-impact growth projects in several industries, including hospitality,
leisure, and technology. Owen has an MBA from Imperial College London, a Masters in
Finance from London Business School, and a PhD in Physics from Queen’s University
Belfast. When not thinking about strategy, Owen enjoys playing soccer with his nephew
and niece.

Tom Smart

Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Tom is the driving force behind the company’s high-impact sales and marketing team.
He has helped several tech startups, global agencies, and Fortune 100 brands achieve
their objectives through metric-driven engagements. Solving complex problems is Tom’s
passion, but it trails behind his family and horses!

Jennifer Ochs

Controller

Jennifer is responsible for the overall accounting and financial reporting functions
for OmniUpdate. She has over 20 years of experience in financial management. Prior
to joining the company, Jennifer served as Controller for both public and private
companies like Oakley and Enterprise Rent-A-Car where she oversaw multiple accounting
functions, managed the reporting and financial management for complex subsidiaries,
and was involved with several key mergers and acquisitions. Away from the office,
she enjoys hiking, traveling, the theater, and playing the flute. Jennifer is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Dennis Esguerra

Senior Director of Implementations

Dennis oversees day-to-day operations of the Professional Services department, which
includes the Project Management Office and Implementation Development teams. He is
focused on ensuring implementations are delivered with the highest quality and partnering
with our customers as their trusted advisor during OmniUpdate’s customer onboarding
process. He specializes in services, support and account management and has held leadership
positions for both startup and publicly traded companies such as Intuit Inc., Xactly
Corp., and IBM. Dennis holds a BS in Computer Science from Park University, MBA from
University of Phoenix, and is Six Sigma Greenbelt certified from Villanova University.
Away from the office, you will find Dennis going uphill on his mountain bike.

Tom Zeliff

Director of Customer Success

Tom joined the OmniUpdate team in June 2016 and brings 16 years of customer service
experience to his role as Director of Customer Success. He has designed and implemented
the support and training strategies for companies such as Ring.com and Verizon. Tom
specializes in enabling rapid growth and scalability using company strategies he helps
devise. He holds a BS in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. Tom enjoys
amusement parks, photography, playing drums, and teaching his toddler-aged son how
to ride roller coasters.

Shahab Lashkari

Director of Product Development

Shahab has been with OmniUpdate since 2010. Throughout his tenure, he has worn many
hats and worked closely with nearly every team member to engage and support our higher
ed customers. At California State University Channel Islands, Shahab taught courses
in Web Development, Android Game Programming, and Human Computer Interaction. Shahab's
passion for software development and education provides unique insight in his mission
to create the best tools for higher ed. In his personal life, Shahab enjoys telling
dad jokes and other stories... like that time he was a semi-finalist in the 1990 Nintendo
World Championships.

Micah Roark

Director of Information Technology

Micah oversees Information Technology operations at OmniUpdate, including the OU Campus
cloud infrastructure. Prior to joining OmniUpdate in 2014, Micah served as an IT Director
at a music rights licensing and royalties accounting firm and as IT Director for a
leading variable data service bureau to the higher education, banking, government,
and health industries. As a versatile bass player, he frequently provided session
services for local recording artists in the Austin music scene and continues to play
in the Ventura and Los Angeles areas.

Court Campion

Director of Marketing

Court has over a decade of award-winning digital marketing, creative management, social
media, and strategic ideation expertise and has worked with small to global agencies
and large celebrity brands. At the Tiger Woods Foundation, he was instrumental in
the creation and execution of the Tiger Woods: My Swing mobile application (nominated
for two Webby Awards and recipient of accolades from numerous industry leaders and
publications). He understands the needs of the information age and attacks problems
from unseen angles to deliver results that matter. When he isn’t online, he spends
his time devouring media and curating his growing art collection.

Board of Directors

Leo Corbett

Leo has been an OmniUpdate board member since April 2001. He is a Managing Partner
of Zephyr Internet Partners and formerly the Chief Operating Officer of EMI Music
Publishing. Leo has also held several senior management positions in financial services
and led marketing at Prudential Insurance Company. He holds a BA and MBA from Harvard
University.

Donald Kerr

Donald has been an OmniUpdate board member since June 2001. He is currently a Managing
Director at DEK & Associates. Prior to DEK, he was a Senior Vice President with the
Banking and Capital Markets Group of Booz Allen Hamilton, as well as a member of their
Board of Directors. Donald has worked exclusively with financial services companies
throughout the world. He holds a BA from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from
the University of Chicago.

Lance Merker

Lance has been an OmniUpdate board member since 2001. He played a key role in the
corporate reorganization of Mainstay, now OmniUpdate, by repositioning the company's
product portfolio from desktop software to web content management system (CMS) solutions.
He spent more than 10 years leading and managing Mainstay's sales, marketing, and
communications teams as Director of Sales and Marketing before becoming Chief Operating
Officer. With his guidance, OmniUpdate has become the lead provider of web CMS software
in the higher education marketplace. Lance also speaks regularly on the subject of
web CMS and social networking at industry conferences nationwide. He holds a BS and
MBA from the University of California, Riverside.

Tom Nalevanko

Tom has more than 25 years of experience in software marketing and development and
has launched more than 15 successful and profitable products. In 1980, Tom started
an export firm for microcomputing products in Los Angeles. This led to the co-creation
of Mainstay in 1982. Under his leadership, Mainstay rose to the 100th largest software
company (SoftLetter 100 ranking, 1993). From 2001 to 2016, he held the position of
Chairman and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at OmniUpdate. He holds
a BSME from Penn State, an MS in Engineering, and an MBA from the University of California,
Los Angeles.

Craig Weaver

Craig has been a board member for OmniUpdate since 2001. For over 25 years he has
provided expertise in accounting and taxation to numerous public and private companies,
including working with numerous dot-com pre-IPOs for the Internet Technology Group
at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He currently is a member of the Executive Committee and
the Tax Practice Leader at SquarMilner.He lectures at the University of California, Irvine and Riverside on the topics of
financial accounting, managerial accounting, and corporate taxation.Craig is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds his MBA from the University
of California, Riverside.

Ray Woolson

Ray has been an OmniUpdate board member since November 2001. He is the founder and
president of Apogee Group, Inc., a management consulting and investment advisory services
firm. Prior to this role, Ray held notable positions in the insurance industry. He
holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the University of Virginia.